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The Take A Bite Out of Hunger summer food program is gearing up for another fun summer. Last year we provided nearly 29,000 meals to kids and families in our community!
This summer, meals will be distributed daily on weekdays between June 14 - August 13 at the White River School and all Hartford Libraries, as well as the subsidized housing locations in Hartford.
If you or someone you know plan to potentially utilize utilize this program, completing this short survey will greatly help us to know how much food to order and prepare.
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Could your house use an extra meal this summer?
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| TECHNICOOL: Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet |
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This is a FREE virtual evidence-based training from Prevent Child Abuse Vermont for parents and adults in the community.
Learn the digital risks for children and strategize ways to keep children and youth safe in
digital environments.
Learn effective strategies for dealing with children exhibiting concerning digital
behaviors.
Wednesday, June 30 12:00 - 1:00pm
Bring your lunch and tune in!
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Bring your picnic blanket: summer movies in the park and at the library are back from now until Labor Day! Visit hccvt.org for the full line up.
THIS FRIDAY June 11, 7:00pm at Lyman Point Park: The Croods
June 25, 7:00pm at the West Hartford Library: Jumanji
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JOIN US: Hartford Weekly Prevention Discussion and Planning |
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HCC invites you to a weekly scheduled Zoom meeting regarding substance misuse and suicide prevention in the town of Hartford.
This is an opportunity to share your voice with us and how HCC might better our practice and planning to make Hartford a healthy community with wellness in the forefront for our friends and neighbors.
Every Wednesday morning from 9:00 - 10:00am.
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| Community-Wide Parks & Recreation Survey |
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The Hartford Parks & Recreation Department would like to know how theyare doing.
As a citizen of the Town Parks & Rec values your input and is asking the community to take a few minutes to complete an important community wide survey. The survey will assist in determining citizen needs, usage and priorities for the parks and recreation system.
The multiple choice survey is just over 30 questions and shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to complete.
Parks & Rec appreciates you taking the time to complete their survey and will share the results. For questions, please contact the Parks & Recreation Office at 802-295-5036.
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In partnership with our neighboring regional coalition ALL Together (www.uvalltogether.org), we want to know what you see and how you feel about substance use in our community.
Please help guide our work to provide the most effective strategies that will prevent alcohol and/or drug misuse among Upper Valley youth and young adults by taking the following survey, button on left.
You only need to complete this survey once and your answers are confidential. This survey will take less than 15 minutes.
Thank you for being a part of the substance misuse conversation in the Upper Valley.
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Alcohol, Opioids, and other drugs: Information for Front Line Providers in Aging
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Paul Sacco, PhD, LCSWThis presentation will review commonly used substances among older adults including alcohol, opioid, and benzodiazepines as well as the risks associated with combined use of alcohol and other substances. The presentation will review steps one can take to screen for unhealthy alcohol or other drug use among older adults and learn about ways to support older adults who are struggling with alcohol and other drug use, including different alternatives for treatment.
Questions? Email Amy Rogers at [email protected]
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Free Webinar: Summer is Open! Help Your Kids Make the Most of It!
Hosted by COVID SupportVT
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Explore the importance of kids getting active this summer as the COVID restrictions lift.
Join COVID Support VT staff for a workshop exploring the importance of kids getting active this summer as a way to re-engage with the world. This interactive workshop will provide information, tips, and guidance for parents/caregivers about how to support kids’ and families’ transition into summer as the COVID restrictions lift.
Presenters include: Cath Burns, Ph.D. and pediatricians Dr. Ashley Miller and Dr. Leah Costello.
Wednesday, June 9, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Friday, June 11, 12:00 - 1:00pm
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Wondering if you're drinking too much? Here's a confidential, online tool sponsored by HCC
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Heavy drinkers see doctors regularly but fewer than one in ten ever get treatment to help curb their drinking. Want to see how your drinking is adding up? Take the eCHECKUP to-Go Challenge. Designed for our high school students who identify with emerging alcohol issues, this can absolutely be used with adults as well. We challenge you to answer honestly and take action!
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You've been wearing your #MasksOnHartford and now we want you to #ShareYourShot! Email a photo of you getting your vaccine to [email protected] to be featured on our social media accounts.
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| COVID-19 Vaccination Updates |
All Vermonters aged 12+, all BIPOC Vermonters and their households, all part-time Vermont residents and out-of-state VT college students are eligible for vaccination. MAKING AN APPOINTMENT:
Click here to schedule an appointment online or call 855-722-7878. Homebound Vermonters may call 833-722-0860 to arrange for in-home vaccination. There are special vaccine clinics for Vermonters of color and their households.
FEMA FUNERAL ASSISTANCE
If you have lost a family member to COVID-19, you may be eligible for up to $9,000 of funeral assistance. Click here to learn how to apply.
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Black Americans have experienced worse outcomes during the pandemic, continue to die at a greater rate than White Americans, and also suffer disproportionately from a wide range of other acute and chronic illnesses. These disparities are particularly stark in the field of substance use and substance use disorders.
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